tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post7735204444005736373..comments2015-02-27T09:08:20.633+02:00Comments on The Muqata: The Grave of Onkelos the ConvertJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-52685075789631385542007-11-07T01:38:00.000+02:002007-11-07T01:38:00.000+02:00"There was a report on Israeli television (channel..."There was a report on Israeli television (channel 2?) yesterday about how the students had done this intending to show how silly the whole business of "Kivrei Tzadikim" (gravesites of Jewish saints) had become."<BR/><BR/>Yeah - acc to the news report, they did it to make a point - here's the link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.keshet-tv.com/VideoPage.aspx?MediaID=25796&CatID=345Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-56007705011971520992007-11-06T21:04:00.000+02:002007-11-06T21:04:00.000+02:00LOL - let's hope it gets added to all the tours.LOL - let's hope it gets added to all the tours.Tzipporahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-74853095812185914942007-11-06T20:04:00.000+02:002007-11-06T20:04:00.000+02:00There was a report on Israeli television (channel ...There was a report on Israeli television (channel 2?) yesterday about how the students had done this intending to show how silly the whole business of "Kivrei Tzadikim" (gravesites of Jewish saints) had become.zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01379230815465232408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-89597401195879174412007-11-06T19:27:00.000+02:002007-11-06T19:27:00.000+02:00Heh. This is hilarious! I love when they convenien...Heh. This is hilarious! I love when they conveniently "find" graves. <BR/><BR/>Here's another issue. Why are they calling him Onkelus the Ger? First of all, we all know who Onkelus was. There wasn't another (at least famous one) recorded in Jewish history. Second, one is not supposed to bring up the non-Jewish past of a convert. This is definitely not the case here. It's actually kind of insulting to Onkelus! :)Am Kshe Oref - A Stiff-Necked Peoplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06244053147685734300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-65648206806599436302007-11-06T16:35:00.000+02:002007-11-06T16:35:00.000+02:00no way this is such bullshit................. i'm ...no way this is such bullshit................. <BR/>i'm buried there!!!!!!!!!!!!AMSHINOVERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07680072149053035110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-50401694899517946892007-11-06T16:06:00.000+02:002007-11-06T16:06:00.000+02:00Can we pretend to be the Muslim Waqf and dig there...Can we pretend to be the Muslim Waqf and dig there? If we do find a grave, though, do we call him Onkelos or someone who was killed during the 1948 attack?YMedadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14333122797414935958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-60995132178133109882007-11-06T15:21:00.000+02:002007-11-06T15:21:00.000+02:00frightening... what was that party line about the ...frightening... what was that party line about the <I>mesora</I> again?Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-64671535260485094092007-11-06T13:49:00.000+02:002007-11-06T13:49:00.000+02:00To paraphrase my comment from your "Shimon HaTzadd...To paraphrase my comment from your "Shimon HaTzaddik" post: I'll leave it to the intelligent reader's imagination to speculate on how many other "kivrei tzaddikim" Israel are similarly bogus...Lurkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516196101946513020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-51607322849484636542007-11-06T13:30:00.000+02:002007-11-06T13:30:00.000+02:00I heard about this... I had not paid attention to ...I heard about this... I had not paid attention to the details, but this sounds weird... usually the fake graves are placed where some guy with a kiosk wants to do some business. I guess this is the same but on a larger scale (a guy who wants to build a building..)Rafi Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.com